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Russian FSB comes up with another story of ”Ukrainian saboteurs” in occupied Crimea
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation claims they detained in the strategic port city of the occupied Crimea, Sevastopol, a group of commandos of the Ukrainian military intelligence, who plotted subversive action on military sites. ”The Federal Security Service November 9, 2016 in Sevastopol detained members of a subversive...
Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells Delegation of EU: Further delay in EU visa waiver ”unacceptable”
Deputy Minister of Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for European integration Olena Zerkal has told head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli that a further delay in decision-making on the introduction of EU visa-free travel for Ukrainians is ”unacceptable,” according to the ministry`s website. ”It was stressed...
Poroshenko signs Odesa governor Saakashvili`s resignation
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a letter of resignation submitted by Chairman of Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili. Respective presidential decree No. 500/2016 was posted on the president`s official website. What is more, Poroshenko signed decree No. 499/2016 to dismiss Saakashvili from the post of freelance...
WSJ peeks into list of people to key jobs in Trump administration
President-Elect Donald Trump`s transition team, like his campaign operation, has had a much smaller staff than previous Republican nominees, and hasn`t produced the voluminous policy proposals and potential legislation demanded by other candidates, including Mitt Romney four years ago, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). ”The team has...
Trump isn’t the first mogul elected to power
Donald Trump is not the only billionaire business tycoon to rise to power through the ballot box. ||| Paris – Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, reality TV star and US President-elect whose worth Forbes estimates at $3.7 billion, joins an ultra-elite group of billionaire business tycoons who have come to power through the ballot box....
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukrain considers appointments in future Trump`s Administration main indicator of relations with U.S.
After the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers further appointments in the Administration of the new president, including the post of Secretary of State, the Secretary for Security and the National Security Advisor, an important indicator of the...
Ukraine parliament inaction puts $1.3 bln IMF loan at risk – central bank chief
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeriya Gontareva says Ukraine risks not receiving loans worth $1.3 billion that it is awaiting from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of 2016, due to parliament`s reluctance to pass key reforms, according to Reuters. ”There are risks that we will not manage to receive it this year,”...
One Ukrainian Marine killed in Donbas on Wed – InfoResist
One member of the Ukrainian Marine Corps stationed in the Mariupol sector in Donetsk region was killed near the village of Pavlopil on Wednesday, November 9, according to the InfoResist agency. ”One Marine was killed, another was wounded,” a source in the M (Mariupol) sector told InfoResist. Later, the Ukrainian Navy`s Facebook page announced the...
Here’s Why Nord Stream 2 Isn’t the Only Game in Town
Most Russia watchers, including those at the Atlantic Council, recognize that in this age of hybrid warfare, energy trade is a potent weapon. What has changed with Nord Stream 2 is that the weapon is now pointed directly at the EU rather than Ukraine, and it is masquerading as a commercial project. But who could sensibly argue that another...
Ex-NATO chief advises Trump to display strength towards Russia, protect Ukraine
Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recommends the new President of the United States to initiate three foreign policy steps within his first 100 days in the Oval Office, the first of which is to display strength towards Russia and to protect Ukraine, according to the message of the Rasmussen Global fund, transmitted to an...